Section LIII.37033703 The Borg.
ms. indicates the beginning of the sections,
not by titles, but by “vittas ampliusculas auroque
oblinitas” (Ciasca, Introduction). Ciasca
indicates in the Corrigenda, opposite p. 210 of the Arabic text,
where this section should begin.

[1] 37043704Luke xxiv. 4.And while they
marvelled at that, behold, two men standing above them, their [2]
raiment shining: 37053705Luke xxiv. 5.and they were seized
with fright, and bowed down their face to [3] the earth: and they
said unto them, Why seek ye the living one with the dead?
37063706Luke xxiv. 6.He is not here; he is risen: remember
what he was speaking unto you while he was in [4] Galilee, and saying,
37073707Luke xxiv. 7.The Son of man is to be delivered up into the
hands of sinners, [5] and to be crucified, and on the third day to
rise. 37083708Matt. xxviii. 7a.But go in haste, and
say to his disciples and to Cephas, He is risen from among the dead;
and lo, he goeth before [6] you into Galilee; 37093709Mark
xvi. 7b; Matt. xxviii. 7c.and
there ye shall see him, where37103710 Possibly the
translator’s style would warrant the translation
as. he said unto
you: lo, I have [7] told you. 37113711Luke xxiv. 8; Matt. xxviii. 8a.And
they remembered his sayings; and they departed in haste from the [8]
tomb with joy and great fear, and hastened and went; 37123712Mark xvi. 8b.and perplexity and fear [9] encompassed them;
and they told no man anything, for they were afraid. 37133713John xx. 2.And Mary hastened, and came to Simon Cephas,
and to that other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said unto them, They
have taken our Lord from the sepulchre, and I [10] know not where they
have laid him. 37143714John xx. 3.And Simon went out,
and that other disciple, [11] and came to the sepulchre.
37153715John xx. 4.And they hastened both together: and
that disciple [12] outran37163716 Lit. hastened
and preceded. Simon, and came
first to the sepulchre; 37173717John xx. 5.and he looked down,
and saw the [13] linen laid; but he went not in. 37183718John xx. 6.And Simon came after him, and entered into
the [14] [Arabic, p. 201] sepulchre, and saw the linen laid; 37193719John xx. 7.and the scarf with which his head was bound
was not with the linen, but wrapped and laid aside in a certain
place. [15] 37203720John xx. 8.Then entered that
disciple which came first to the sepulchre, and saw, and
believed. [16] 37213721John xx. 9.And they knew not
yet from the scriptures that the Messiah was to rise from among [17]
the dead. 37223722John xx. 10.And those two
disciples went to their place.

[18] 37233723John xx. 11.But Mary
remained37243724 Probably an
Arabic copyist’s emendation (addition of alif) for
stood. at the tomb
weeping: and while she wept, she looked [19] down into the tomb;
37253725John xx. 12.and she saw two angels sitting in white
raiment, one of them toward his pillow, and the other toward his feet,
where the body of Jesus had been [20] laid. 37263726John xx. 13.And they said unto her, Woman, why weepest
thou? She said unto them, [21] They have taken my Lord, and I
know not where they have left him. 37273727John xx. 14.She
said that, and turned behind her, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not
that it was [22] Jesus. 37283728John xx. 15.Jesus said unto her,
Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? And she
supposed37293729cf., § 10,
16. him to be
the gardener, and said, My lord, if thou hast taken him, [23] tell me
where thou hast laid him, that I may go and take him. 37303730John xx. 16.Jesus said unto her, Mary. She turned,
and said unto him in Hebrew, Rabboni; which is, being [24] interpreted,
Teacher. 37313731John xx. 17.Jesus said unto her,
Touch me not;37323732cf. § 12,
13. for I have not
ascended yet unto my Father: go to my brethren, and say unto
them, I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and my God and your
God.

[25] 37333733Mark xvi. 9.And on the First-day
on which he rose, he appeared first unto Mary Magdalene, from whom he
had cast out seven demons.

126[26] 37343734Matt. xxviii. 11b.And some of those guards37353735 The Vat.
ms. has a form that is distinctively
plural. The Borg. ms. uses, with a plural
adjective, the form found in § 52, 43. In the next verse the
relation of the mss. is reversed. came to the city, and informed the chief
priests of [27] [Arabic, p. 202] all that had happened. 37363736Matt. xxviii. 12.And they assembled with the elders, and took
[28] counsel; 37373737Matt. xxviii. 13.and they gave money,
not a little, to the guards, and said unto them, Say ye, His disciples
came and stole him by night, while we were sleeping.

[29] 37383738Matt. xxviii. 14.And if the judge
hear that, we will make a plea with him, and free you of blame.
[30] 37393739Matt. xxviii. 15.And they, when they took the money, did
according to what they taught them. And this word spread among
the Jews unto this day.

[31] 37403740John xx. 18.And then came Mary
Magdalene, and announced to the disciples that she had seen our Lord,
and that he had said that unto her.

[32] 37413741Matt. xxviii. 8b.And while the
first37423742 The word
first is less correctly spelled in Borg. ms. women37433743 The Vat.
ms. omits women and to inform his
disciples. were going in
the way to inform37443744Informis
dual and masc. in the ms., while the other
verbs and pronouns are plural and feminine. his
disciples,37453745 The Vat.
ms. omits women and to inform his
disciples. [33] Jesus met
them, and said unto them, Peace unto you. 37463746Matt. xxviii. 9.And they came and took [34] hold of his feet,
and worshipped him. 37473747Matt. xxviii. 10.Then said Jesus unto
them, Fear not: but go and say to my brethren that they depart
into Galilee, and there they shall see [35] me. 37483748Luke xxiv. 9.And those women returned, and told all that
to the eleven, and to the rest of the disciples; 37493749Mark xvi. 10b.and to those that had been with him, for they
were saddened and [36] weeping. 37503750Luke xxiv. 10.And
those were Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James,
and the rest who were with them: and they were those that told
the apostles. [37] 37513751Mark xvi. 11.And they, when they
heard them say that he was alive and had appeared unto them, [38] did
not believe them: 37523752Luke xxiv. 11a.and these sayings
were before their eyes as the sayings of madness. [39] [Arabic,
p. 203] 37533753Mark xvi. 12a; Luke xxiv. 13b.And after that, he
appeared to two of them, on that day, and while they were going to the
village which was named Emmaus, and whose distance [40] from Jerusalem
was sixty furlongs.37543754 Lit.
mils.37553755Luke xxiv. 14.And they were talking the one of them with
the [41] other of all the things which had happened. 37563756Luke xxiv. 15.And during the time of their talking and [42]
inquiring with one another, Jesus came and reached them, and walked
with them. 37573757Luke xxiv. 16.But [43] their eyes
were veiled that they should not know him. 37583758Luke xxiv. 17.And he said unto them, What are these sayings
which ye address the one of you to the other, as ye walk and are [44]
sad? 37593759Luke xxiv. 18.One of them, whose
name was Cleopas, answered and said unto him, Art thou perchance alone
a stranger to Jerusalem, since thou knowest not what was in [45] it in
these days? He said unto them, What was? 37603760Luke xxiv. 19.They said unto him, Concerning Jesus, he who
was from Nazareth, a man who was a prophet, and powerful in [46] speech
and deeds before God and before all the people: 37613761Luke xxiv. 20.and the chief priests and [47] the elders
delivered him up to the sentence of37623762 Borg.
ms., to judgement and. death, and
crucified him. 37633763Luke xxiv. 21.But we supposed that
he was the one who was to deliver Israel. And since all37643764 Borg.
ms. omits all. these [48] things happened there have passed
three days. 37653765Luke xxiv. 22.But certain
women of us also [49] informed us that they had come to the sepulchre;
37663766Luke xxiv. 23.and when they found not his body, they came
and told us that they had seen there the angels, and they37673767 Masc. Plural. said [50] concerning him that he was
alive. 37683768Luke xxiv. 24.And some of us also
went to the sepulchre, and [51] found the matter as the women had
said: only they saw him not. 37693769Luke xxiv. 25.Then said Jesus [52] unto them, Ye lacking in
discernment, and heavy in heart to believe! 37703770Luke xxiv. 26.Was it not in all the sayings of the prophets
that the Messiah was to suffer these things, and to [53] [Arabic, p.
204] enter into his Glory? 37713771Luke xxiv. 27.And he began
from Moses and from all the prophets, [54] and interpreted to them
concerning himself from all the scriptures. 37723772Luke xxiv. 28.And they drew near unto the village, whither
they were going: and he was leading them to [55] imagine that he
was as if going to a distant region. 37733773Luke xxiv. 29.And
they pressed37743774cf. § 50,
36, note. him, and said unto
him, Abide with us: for the day hath declined now to the
darkness. And he went [56] in to abide with them. 37753775Luke xxiv. 30.And when he sat with them, he took bread, and
blessed, [57] and brake, and gave to them. 37763776Luke xxiv. 31.And straightway their eyes were opened, and
they [58] knew him; and he was taken away from them.37773777 Vat.
ms. omits this clause.37783778Luke xxiv. 32.And they said
the one to the other, Was not our heart heavy within us, while he was
speaking to us in the way, and interpreting to us the scriptures?

3703 The Borg.
ms. indicates the beginning of the sections,
not by titles, but by “vittas ampliusculas auroque
oblinitas” (Ciasca, Introduction). Ciasca
indicates in the Corrigenda, opposite p. 210 of the Arabic text,
where this section should begin.